Synonyms for cemetery
ˈsɛm ɪˌtɛr iceme·te·ry

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1. cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolisnoun

   a tract of land used for burials

   Synonyms:
   necropolis, graveyard, burying ground, burial site, burial ground, memorial park

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1. cemeterynoun

   Synonyms:
   graveyard, burying-ground, burial-ground, church-yard, necropolis

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1. cemeterynoun

   Synonyms:
   necropolis, god's acre, graveyard, mortuary

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1. List of paraphrases for "cemetery":

   graveyard, cemeteries, graves, tomb, grave, burial, gravesite, tombs, crematorium

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1. Tim Lambert:

   The land that we once owned is now restricted just for families only, so when families visit, they can walk down into where the plane already crashed. It’s now basically a cemetery. It's where their loved ones' remains are.

2. Harry S Truman:

   I always remember an epitaph which is in the cemetery at Tombstone, Arizona. It says 'Here lies Jack Williams. He done his damnedest.' I think that is the greatest epitaph a man can have - When he gives everything that is in him to do the job he has before him. That is all you can ask of him and that is what I have tried to do.

3. Author Unknown:

   Perpetual worry will get you to one place ahead of time - the cemetery.

4. Khalil Abdur-Rashid:

   Some thought it was a mosque going to be built, others thought it was a training ground, we want to be very clear that this is a cemetery.

5. Brown Funeral Home Cremation Services:

   Mr. Wayne Wilson was a heroic soldier for our country, becoming wounded in Vietnam War. Wayne was proud of his country and proud of his city. Every year, Wayne was the first person at Silverbrook Cemetery for the annual Memorial Day Parade.